SB 7.12.4

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Seventh Canto, Chapter 12: The Perfect Society: Four Spiritual Classes

SB 7.12.3

SB 7.12.5

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 4

mekhalājina-vāsāṁsi
jaṭā-daṇḍa-kamaṇḍalūn
bibhṛyād upavītaṁ ca
darbha-pāṇir yathoditam

SYNONYMS

mekhalā—a belt made of straw; ajina-vāsāṁsi—garments made of deerskin; jaṭā—matted hair; daṇḍa—a rod; kamaṇḍalūn—and a waterpot known as a kamaṇḍalu; bibhṛyāt—he (the brahmacārī) should regularly carry or wear; upavītam ca—and a sacred thread; darbha-pāṇiḥ—taking purified kuśa in his hand; yathā uditam—as recommended in the śāstras.

TRANSLATION

Carrying pure kuśa grass in his hand, the brahmacārī should dress regularly with a belt of straw and with deerskin garments. He should wear matted hair, carry a rod and waterpot and be decorated with a sacred thread, as recommended in the śāstras.